Medicines & Medical Care Products
Within this product group we offer:
- human self-care medicines (OTC)
- veterinary prescription and free available medicines
- medical care products (medical devices) for human and animal use
(Self)care refers to the prevention of health problems by a healthy way of life. It concerns prevention as well as treatment with (self-care) medicines and (medical) care products to improve health. (Self-care) medicines, like food supplements and medical devices, can help to stay healthy.
OTC Medicines
A self-care drug is also referred to as an Over-The-Counter drug (OTC), because it is delivered ‘’directly over the counter’’. These are straightforward medicines that can be sold without a prescription and therefore without intervention of a general practitioner. OTC medicines are often sold in drugstores, health shops, supermarkets and sometimes in petrol stations.
Common OTC medication includes: painkillers, cough syrups, nasal drops, anti-diarrhea products and ointments to relieve bruises and muscle pains.
The following categories of OTC medication can be distinguished:
- UAD: exclusively sold in pharmacies and drugstores (including health shops and supermarkets with a licensed druggist). Medicines with a UAD-status represent the biggest part of the group non-prescription drugs.
- AV: free available products also sold at supermarkets and petrol stations (without a licensed druggist). Medicines with AV-status are non-prescription drugs with a smaller packaging size, lower strength, and more limited indications for which the product may be used.
Our offer:
In these categories we offer a total range of Dutch generic medicines and a selection of (parallel) EU-imported branded medicines as well as Dutch branded medicines.
Veterinary Medicinal Products
Veterinary medicines are essential for improving animal health and well-being. The use of veterinary medicines is not only important for animal, but also for human health.
The following categories of veterinary medicines can be distinguished:
- FREE (AV): free available medicines without a prescription from a veterinarian. These medicines are sold at veterinary practices, pet shops or approved traders. Pet owners can give such medication to their animals without the intervention of a veterinarian.
Common free available veterinary medicines are: anti-flea and deworming products for pets.
- URA: only available and delivered by prescription of a veterinarian or at at a pharmacy and also delivered by approved traders. These traders need a special license.
Common veterinary medicines with URA-status are: deworming products for horses and livestock and various painkillers.
- UDA: only available and delivered by prescription of a veterinarian. Pet or livestock owners can give such such medication to their animals themselves.
- UDD: only by veterinarian. This apllies to all intravenous medication. Since March 1 2014 antibiotics also have the UDD-status. Livestock owners may only give antibiotics themselves under strict conditions.
Our offer:
In these categories we offer a selection of Dutch branded free available veterinary medicines and (parallel) EU-imported branded prescription and UDD-status medicines.
Medical Care Products
A medical care product, often referred to as a medical device, is an instrument, device or any substance or product intended by the manufacturer to be used for human and veterinary medical purposes to detect, ease or treat diseases or disabilities or to prevent diseases.
Common medical devices are: orthotics, bandages, prostheses, incontinence materials, plasters, condoms and pregnancy tests.
Our offer:
In this category we offer a total range of branded products produced in the EU in the area of:
- washable incontinence clothing
- orthopaedic OTC products
- orthopaedic specialist products
- and a selection of Dutch generic OTC healthcare products
